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Wales, 1954.Ruth Thomas is kind, selfless and stuck.She took over raising her brothers after their parents died during the 1946 flu outbreak, putting her own dreams of a career and marriage on hold.But now her brothers are the ones getting married and moving on, and Ruth's left wafting about her once bustling family home.Ruth is used to being the head of the household as the only woman. Now there are her brothers' wives, coming in with their opinions, taking her boys away . . .Her brothers just want her to be happy, but Ruth doesn't even know what that means any more.With the ever-patient Henry waiting in the wings, the answer should be obvious. Yet Ruth can't help but feel her own chance for fulfilment is about to pass her by.When a family secret is revealed, will Ruth be able to get beyond the betrayal and find the happiness she longs for?